Widening economic inequality in the USA has been accompanied by increasing disparities
in health outcomes. The life expectancy of the wealthiest Americans now exceeds that of the …

Income inequality in the USA has increased over the past four decades. Socioeconomic
gaps in survival have also increased. Life expectancy has risen among middle-income and …

Objective To review literature and provide a pooled effect for the association between
multimorbidity and mortality in older adults. Methods A systematic review was performed of …

This review discusses the interplay between multimorbidity (ie co‐occurrence of more than
one chronic health condition in an individual) and functional impairment (ie limitations in …

The concept of multimorbidity has attracted growing interest over recent years, and more
latterly with the publication of specific guidelines on multimorbidity by the National Institute …

Background: with ageing populations and increasing exposure to risk factors for chronic
diseases, the prevalence of chronic disease multimorbidity is rising globally. There is little …

Aging is characterized by rising susceptibility to development of multiple chronic diseases
and, therefore, represents the major risk factor for multimorbidity. From a gerontological …

Background Multimorbidity defined as the “the coexistence of two or more chronic diseases”
in one individual, is increasing in prevalence globally. The aim of this study is to compare …

Background Multimorbidity is associated with higher mortality, but the relationship with
cancer and cardiovascular mortality is unclear. The influence of demographics and type of …

Importance Longitudinal associations between comorbid depression and anxiety with the
accumulation of chronic illnesses are unclear, and questions remain about the contributions …